Live In Female Carer

Salary: £1,092 per week

Location: Tewkesbury (Quiet Rural Location)

Rotation: 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off

Please note: We do not offer Certificate of Sponsorship for these roles.

About The Role

We are seeking a compassionate and highly skilled Live-in Carer to join a dedicated team supporting a client with complex needs in a beautiful, quiet rural area of Tewkesbury. This is a specialized, permanent role requiring a carer with experience in complex care. You will be part of a fixed, long-term team providing 2:1 support, ensuring you always have another staff member working alongside you. This position offers a consistent 2-weeks-on, 2-weeks-off rotation, allowing you to provide high-quality, person-centered care while maintaining an excellent work-life balance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialized support for a non-verbal client living with Advanced Huntington’s Disease.
• Administer PEG medication and feeding according to clinical guidelines.
• Work collaboratively within a 2:1 care model to ensure the highest safety standards.
• Liaise professionally with the client's family who live next door and visit daily.
• Ensure the client’s comfort and dignity while taking a scheduled 2-hour break each day.

Requirements

• Proven experience in complex care, ideally involving Huntington’s Disease and PEG systems.
• Minimum of one year of experience as a Live-In Carer.
• Strong sense of empathy, patience, and a natural ability to build trust with a non-verbal client.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively within a small, fixed team and with the client’s family.
• Full UK Driving Licence and unrestricted Right to Work in the UK.
• Availability to attend 5 days of classroom Induction in Cheltenham, Salisbury or Chippenham

Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay
• week on, week off work pattern
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme
• Weekly Pay
• 28 days Annual Leave
• FREE uniform
• PAID training
• Blue light and Lifestyle discount cards
• Recommend a friend bonus of up to £250 per introduction

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Alternatively, you can submit your CV outlining your relevant experience to ***email_hidden***

Retain Healthcare Ltd and Retain Skills (South West) Ltd are an equal opportunities employer, offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS Check.